• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Corporate and Infrastructure – New Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WHC) Project
• Salary: $98,478 to $104,165  – ASO6 – Full Time / Term Contract until 30 July 2027

Overview:

Do you want to be part of South Australia’s largest and leading health infrastructure project?

The State Government is committed to building a bigger and better hospital for South Australian women, babies, children, young people, and families

The multi-billion dollar, once in a generation, project will provide a new modern facility for our future communities by 2031.

Located in the Adelaide BioMed City precent, it will have more beds, theatres, and greater emergency capacity – and increased scope for future expansion.

Healthy environments are an important element of the project as we set out to build one of the first all-electric public hospitals in Australia

Set in Adelaide’s iconic parklands, the site will provide people with a connection to Kaurna country and allow our dedicated clinical staff to provide a therapeutic approach to patients to enhance their recovery and wellbeing.

• The Senior Project Officer is responsible for coordinating and delivering a range of complex project planning, administration and project control programs and functions including managing scope change control and lessons learnt for the New WCH Project and developing, reviewing and implementing relevant supporting project frameworks and systems.
  
  
• The Senior Project Officer performs the role of Executive Officer for the New WCH Project Control Group, researches, manipulates and analyses complex quantitative and qualitative data and develops and delivers a range of regular and ad hoc reporting. The role maintains effective working relationships with key internal and external project stakeholders and facilitates workshops, training and information sharing. The Senior Project Officer also provides expert advice and assistance in New WCH Project Governance and Assurance, Benefits Management, and Knowledge Management activities.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Job ref: 932510

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment).
• A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position.

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact).

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Special Conditions

• For appointment in a Prescribed Position under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act (2016), a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) is required from the Department for Human Services Screening Unit.  For other positions, a satisfactory National Police Certificate (NPC) assessment is required.
• For ‘Prescribed Positions’ under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act (2016), the individual’s WWCCs must be renewed every 5 years from the date of issue; and for ‘Approved Aged Care Provider Positions’ every 3 years from date of issue as required by the Accountability Principles 2014 issued pursuant to the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth).

Enquiries

Fen Bennett
Manager, Governance and Assurance
E-mail: Fen.Bennett2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Friday, 27 March 2026 – 11:55 PM

Attachments

• 932510 - Senior Project Officer - Corporate and Infrastructure - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines